A Very Special Christmas (album)
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A Very Special Christmas | ||
Compilation album by A Very Special Christmas | ||
Released | 1987 | |
Genre | Christmas music | |
Length | 51:11 | |
Label | A&M Records | |
Producer(s) | Jimmy Iovine | |
A Very Special Christmas chronology | ||
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A Very Special Christmas (1987) |
A Very Special Christmas 2 (1992) |
A Very Special Christmas is the first in a series of Christmas music-themed compilation albums produced to benefit the Special Olympics. The album was released in 1987 and production was overseen by Jimmy Iovine for A&M Records.
[edit] Track listing
- "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" - The Pointer Sisters
- "Winter Wonderland" - Eurythmics
- "Do You Hear What I Hear?" - Whitney Houston
- "Merry Christmas Baby" - Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band
- "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" - Pretenders
- "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" - John Mellencamp
- "Gabriel's Message" - Sting
- "Christmas In Hollis" - Run-D.M.C.
- "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" - U2
- "Santa Baby" - Madonna
- "Little Drummer Boy - Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
- "Run Rudolph Run" - Bryan Adams
- "Back Door Santa" - Bon Jovi
- For unknown reasons, "Back Door Santa" was replaced on later pressings of the album with "I Wish Every Day Could Be Like Christmas," also by Bon Jovi.
- "The Coventry Carol" - Alison Moyet
- "Silent Night" - Stevie Nicks